Operation Manual

24 Architecture of String Studio
3 Architecture of String Studio
String Studio is a synthesizer built around a String module. The graphical interface of the different
modules of the synthesizer have been grouped into two panels as shown in Figures 8 and 9. In the
first page (Panel A), one can find the modules related to the control of the synthesizer and an output
effect stage. The actual synthesis modules appear on the second page (Panel B). One can switch
from one view to the other by using the Panel A and Panel B buttons appearing at the top of the
interface.
Figure 8: Control modules and output stage of String Studio (Panel A).
The first row of modules of Panel A is an output effect stage which includes a multi-effect
module, a master clock module, a master level control, and a recorder module. The bottom row
of this same panel includes the modules related to performance and the processing of MIDI events
including a Keyboard, Arpeggiator, Portamento and Vibrato module.
The modules of Panel B follow the general geometry of a string instrument which and is
composed of 5 main components: the String, the Excitator, the Body, the Termination and the
Damper module.
The individual modules and controls of the user interface will be described in detail in Chap-
ter 4. We will now take a closer look “under the hood” at how the different modules are connected
together.